Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Chicken days

What a nice, quiet little day today was. I call days like these Chicken days. I have 2 days off of work so the chickens got to spend most of the day outside. It started out a little below freezing with a very cool wind. It warmed up about 1:00 PM. Above is a photo of Cluckster and Big Momma. They are new partners in crime.

Above is a photo of (l to r) Weezy, Phoebe, Scroungey and Tina Weena on the East side of our house under my Honeysuckle & Trumpet vine. It's their new favorite dust batheing spot. There's a large window right above them (that you can't see in the photo) so I can chicken watch if I like.

Now this photo above is of my Ole'Bitty. She's a genuine laying machine. Her eggs are always so smooth and pretty. She's a Buff Orpington. Ole'Bitty is very opinionated, loud, a great broody hen and very friendly. She's always on the move, so I was lucky to get this photo of her stationary for a few seconds.

12 comments:

Oh my god I love chickens Too I was adollmaker for years and one of my favorite dolls I made wa a woman riding a rooster. thanks for the lovely comment on my card and that stamp set is so beautiful It was asnap to make a card from it!

Enjoyed your girls having a nice outing. :) I can always tell when my chickens are the happiest. That would be when the sun is shining and it is warm. There isnt so much grumpiness and fussing. I like that, Chicken days. :)

Nancy, Thank you! I love the buffs too. They really love their people. My Phoebe hen runs to me every night when I shut them up and I carry her to the roost. They are definitely one of my very favorites. My Ole' Bitty is broody like clockwork every Fall and sometimes in Spring.

Sharon, Thank you you're very welcome!

Farm Chick Paula, Thank you for stopping by! I just love chickens like you and I really enjoy reading your blog as well.

Kelly,Yes, my chickens are the happiest then too. The only time they are the biggest grumps is bed time. They are so picky of who they sleep by...it's unbelievable really. LOL I need to record it.

Jen's Farmily,Thanks for stopping by my blog. Yes, chickens for some reason really like being up against something solid when dust batheing. Kind of like Linus and his security blanket!

Tony cat

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I'm a 31 year old, Christian chicken mom to 12 chickens. Also I'm married to Eric my wonderful hubbie for going on 12 years now. We have one 16 year old cat named Tony, who doesn't mind at all sharing his turf with a chicken once in awhile!
Growing up on a 360 acre farm I learned to be an animal lover and caretaker at a very early age.
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I'm a wannabe full time housewife and chicken mommy!